Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 25, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 14, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 6 0 2 3
James lf 6 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 3 2 0
Perry 1b 3 2 2 2
Thomas ss 5 2 2 1
Benedict c 3 0 1 1
  Griffey ph 1 0 1 2
  Puleo pr 0 1 0 0
  Virgil c 1 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 3 3 2
Smith p 5 1 1 1
Totals 43 14 17 13
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 5 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 3
Herr 2b 4 1 2 0
Oquendo rf 4 1 2 0
Pena c 4 0 0 1
Cox p 2 0 1 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 0 1 0
  Tunnell pr 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Atlanta 050 020 50214172
St. Louis 023 000 0005103
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (5-2) 9.0 10 5 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (4-2) 4.2 10 7 6 2 2
  Dawley   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perry   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Soff   3.0 6 4 4 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
14
13
4
5

  E–Oberkfell (5), Thomas (8), Clark 3 (6).  DP–Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (10,off Cox); Perry (5,off Cox); Griffey (9,off Soff); Hubbard 2 (11,off Soff 2); Hall (9,off Soff), St. Louis McGee (6,off Z Smith).  3B–Atlanta Oberkfell (1,off Perry).  HR–Atlanta Virgil (15,9th inning off Soff 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Coleman (2,by Z Smith).  SB–Coleman (29,2nd base off Z Smith/Benedict).  HBP–Z Smith (2,Coleman).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:54.  A–34,413.
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